Hi!
(My first post as far as I can remember, hope I'm posting this in the right forum section)
I have a log house, and in the living room, there is a beam that supports the joist of the upper floor.
This beam ends just before the chimney and rests on an upright log post.
My question is whether it's possible to splice the beam so it reaches the chimney, allowing the post to be removed? Or should the beam be replaced entirely?
Regards, Ken
(My first post as far as I can remember, hope I'm posting this in the right forum section)
I have a log house, and in the living room, there is a beam that supports the joist of the upper floor.
This beam ends just before the chimney and rests on an upright log post.
My question is whether it's possible to splice the beam so it reaches the chimney, allowing the post to be removed? Or should the beam be replaced entirely?
Regards, Ken
The beam becomes longer than it is dimensioned for and thus becomes weaker when you lengthen it. So if you necessarily need to remove the post, you should reinforce the beam along its entire length or switch to a heavier one.
Yes, there you said something, it will be about 1 meter longer.. but if it can't be spliced in a good way, I'm considering replacing it with a steel beam of suitable dimension.
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It's not possible to give a good answer to your question without knowing more about the current construction and the actual loads. The best is a section drawing. If there isn't one, you'll have to make one yourself.
It's not possible to give a good answer to your question without knowing more about the current construction and the actual loads. The best is a section drawing. If there isn't one, you'll have to make one yourself.